OMAHA, Neb. – After racing out to an 6-0 lead, the Creighton Baseball team had to fend off a ninth inning rally to claim a 7-6 win over ninth ranked Connecticut in the series opener on Thursday, May 18. The win was Creighton's first over a top-10 ranked team since the Bluejays took down fifth ranked Wichita State, 7-3, on April 12, 2008.
The victory moved the Bluejays a game and a half in front of Georgetown for fourth in the BIG EAST standing at 10-9 and also lifted Creighton to 25-22 on the season.